19/02/17

Little known facts about plastic windows.

The users of PVC windows will be interested to see the little-known facts about the technique and technology of their production. First of all, for many people there is a great discovery that the main raw material for manufacturing polyvinyl chloride is the table salt.

The world's largest plastic windows are installed in Paris Palace of industry and technology. The width of each window (total of three) is 218 meters and the length is 50 meters. Thanks to these structures the building is included in the Guinness Book of records.

In the manufacture of modern plastic Windows one of the important process steps is extrusion. One machine can handle 5 to 8 meters of profile per minute.

During the installation of the PVC Windows with a size of 1.5 by 1.5 meters it takes about 70 litres of foam to seal the joints.

PVC construction is extremely resistant to fire. For profile to burn, it needs to be heated to more than 390 degrees Celsius.

Psychologists encourage the installation of plastic windows. Such structures provide a high level of sound insulation that reflects favorably on the human psyche.

Laminated glass (triplex), which is part of the shockproof glazing appeared completely random. French chemist accidentally dropped a glass vessel on the, which was in a wrapper made of cellulose nitrate, and it did not crash. This case gave the idea to experiment in this direction. Initially the laminated glass was used in military industry for the production of gas masks. Later, glass triplex found a much wider application. 

We hope that these facts will allow you to look at the usual plastic construction with a new point of view. Now it is such a common element of any comfortable home, but generations of scientists have conducted numerous studies, improved technologies for windows became more reliable and functional. And now we can use all the comfort given by these wonderful designs.